By Bob Hiller - Have you ever been to funeral where people got up and spoke negatively about the deceased? Almost never. When friends and family gather to mourn the loss of those they love, they always speak well of the person. As you leave most funerals, you’d almost think that there is no such … Continue reading Forgetting Sins at Funerals
By Hillary Asbury - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all … Continue reading Illustration of the Month: Alpha and Omega
By Joel A. Hess - Herod the Great might be considered the most evil character in the Holy Scriptures. Evil maybe, but stupid no! Perhaps one of the brilliant talents of Herod the Great was his uncanny ability to play both sides of a game. In order to keep his kingship of Palestine, he needed … Continue reading Herod and me: Triangulating God
By Tim Winterstein - I knew this was going to happen. I knew that if a movie was hyped over and over, time and again, as being an incredible, profound meditation on faith and doubt, that it was unlikely to be anything of the sort. If someone has left or been scarred by Christianity, or … Continue reading Faith Deformed
By Hillary Asbury - As a teenager, my friends in youth group had a running joke that the answer to every bible study question was an enthusiastic “Jesus!” How do you know you are saved? Jesus! Where do you turn in times of trouble? Jesus! What is your favorite color? Jesus! Whatever the question was, … Continue reading The Answer is Always Jesus
By Jeff Pulse - Our text is from the book of Job. The text is Job 38:1-11 and begins the section in Job frequently called Yahweh’s first speech. In truth, this is the moment that Job and even his friends have been waiting for. They have been hoping that the LORD will break His silence … Continue reading OT Encounters: Job 38:1-11 – Unanswered Questions
By Tim Winterstein - What would happen if an entire country took independence and individualism to their logical and extreme ends? We don't have to wonder. We have Sweden. For the last 40+ years, Sweden has been engaged in a social experiment which now has borne its desiccated fruit. The Swedish Theory of Love is … Continue reading The Swedish Theory of Love
